Registered Nurse-IMCU-Part Time Nights Sign On Bonus Eligible

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Lake Forest, IL

2d • $35 - $55

About The Position

The Registered Nurse BSN embodies the attributes of the Relationship Based Care model and performs the core functions of the Professional Practice Model. Under department leadership, the nurse reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values; adheres to the State of Illinois Nurse Practice Act, the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program; and follows relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards.

The nurse provides and coordinates patient- and family-centered care, assessing patients, developing and documenting care plans and measurable goals, communicating changes in condition, evaluating interventions, and coordinating discharge planning and referrals. The role includes patient and family education, ethical and culturally respectful care, and evidence-based nursing practice.

The nurse promotes a safe healing environment through medication safety, accurate handoffs, hourly rounding, quality and safety initiatives, and prevention of complications. The role also includes leading and coordinating care when assigned, directing patient care or support technicians, mentoring and precepting, collaborating with hospital services, using clinical technology and documentation systems, managing resources, and maintaining professional development and accountability.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support certification.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate with others.
• Strong analytic abilities.
• An Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) is acceptable with a commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of the first day of employment in a clinical nurse role.

Nice To Haves

• National certification in the area of specialty.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document comprehensive assessments of assigned patients.
• Promptly communicate changes in a patient’s condition.
• Use assessment data and appropriate nursing diagnoses to establish, document, and revise realistic patient goals and plans of care.
• Identify and prioritize patient needs and nursing diagnoses, and document them.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and the health care team in planning and documenting care.
• Assess discharge-planning needs and make appropriate referrals, including palliative care referrals when necessary.
• Evaluate and document patient responses to nursing interventions and adjust the plan of care as needed.
• Complete discharge instructions and medication reconciliation, and provide patients and families with information about the patient portal and other resources.
• Assess patient and family teaching needs, learning level, and readiness, and document education.
• Use teach-back to educate patients about medication side effects and new medications; use and distribute Krames patient education materials.
• Use Culture Vision in care planning and delivery, respect patients and families, and follow ethical standards, including requesting an ethics consult when appropriate.
• Implement evidence-based nursing interventions and use reliable evidence resources to advance nursing practice.
• Participate in a clinical LADDER project or unit- or organization-level process improvement.
• Promote patient safety and rights through barcode medication administration, complete and accurate bedside handoffs, hourly rounding with patient care technicians, and a safe care environment.
• Participate in quality and safety initiatives and work to prevent pressure ulcers, falls, CAUTI, and central line infections as applicable.
• Serve as a unit safety facilitator or quality initiative resource when requested, and participate in unit huddles.
• Oversee and direct patient care or support technicians while remaining accountable for assigned patients’ care.
• Lead and direct others effectively, address conflict appropriately, and perform charge nurse or preceptor duties when assigned.
• Coordinate patient care for the unit when assigned, take the clinical lead when a patient’s condition changes, and consult the primary care physician about treatment or transfer to an appropriate level of care.
• Act as a resource and role model for staff and students; assist with precepting, orientation, and mentoring as requested.
• Provide peer feedback and participate in clinical case peer review.
• Collaborate with hospital services, identify barriers to effective clinical practice, and communicate them to nursing leadership and the practice operations council.
• Ensure an appropriate level-of-care order is documented for admissions, follow supply-charging procedures, and participate in value-based initiatives.
• Use resources responsibly and demonstrate commitment to decreasing utilization overtime hours.
• Complete electronic and paper documentation, use Alaris pump guardrails, interpret physiologic monitoring, and use the bed management system.
• Identify potential new technologies and participate in CEOC activities to advance and optimize the medical record when requested.
• Attend internal professional development offerings, obtain specialty certification, maintain professional practice competencies and required learning, and adhere to the dress code.
• Participate in a professional organization through membership, leadership, or committee work.
• Take assigned lunch breaks.

Benefits

• Northwestern Medicine describes a wide range of benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events; eligibility varies by employment classification.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Loan forgiveness.
• 401(k) matching.
• Lifecycle benefits.
• $1,500 sign-on bonus eligibility is noted, subject to the stated exclusions for certain internal employees and rehires.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time